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Saturday, 12 August 2017

For dating an African man Italian lady denied a job

A lady in the Piedmont, Italy was turned down for a retail
assistant position by a shopkeeper because she is in a relationship with
an African man.

According to Corriere della Sera, the shopkeeper is purported to have told the girl:

"As far as I'm concerned, you can go out with the Monster
of Florence (ED: a serial killer who butchered women in the 1990s), but
allow me to not entrust the safety of my store to those who share their
life with an African,"

The story went viral after Chiara del Gaudio shared the
exchange on her Facebook profile. According to reports, Claudio, the
shopkeeper, advised the 18-year-old to not show photos of her
relationship if she wants to find a job.

Reacting to the incident, Maria Luisa Coppa, president of
the Torino Union of Traders, said: "Respect and integration are values
that animate our activities,"

"Episodes such as the one reported do not belong to our
culture," added Coppa, stressing the role that immigrants play in the
city's economy."

Ms Coppa also posted Huffington report on the incident and wrote:

"The history of our businesses is also made by many immigrant workers
who are engaged in their desire to work, for their professional skills
and with the hope of offering them a better future. Respect and
integration are values that animate our activities and incidents such as
that in the denucia of trade unions do not belong to our culture."

Torino has a large North African and Muslim community. Millions of
Italians and foreigners have migrated to Torino to work for Fiat and
other major industrial companies in the last decade.